Google and Apple challenge standard access to games provided by Sony and Microsoft

New platform will give players access to games via the web instead of consoles or PCs

Company has developed a cloud-based platform to manage social interactions

Electronic Arts and Ocado among the fallers, while CRH is key mover in Dublin

Company acquired eight businesses last year but also saw a 10% rise in organic growth

Upgrade comes despite Keywords recently predicting below-consensus full-year revenue

Dublin-based gaming group also announces deal to buy Sunny Side Up for CAD5.9m

Iseq edges higher after five sessions of losses with Aryzta leading list of advancing stocks

Dublin gaming firm with €1.15bn market value acquired another company last week

Dublin-headquartered but London-listed gaming company on acquisition trail

Keywords Studios swoops for Fire Without Smoke, the latest in a string of acquisitions

Tech, industrial and financial stocks all make gains as US-China tensions appear to ease

In Europe financials contributed the most to losses with banking sector down 0.9 per cent

Andrew Day is chief executive of Keywords Studios, the billion dollar company you’ve probably never heard about

Group made 11 acquisitions last year and expects pretax profit of €22.5m

Video gaming firm snaps up Localizadora Latam just days after buying Sperasoft

Keywords has bought Sperasoft, which employs 400 software engineers and artists

Ryanair fell more than 4% after news that some Dublin pilots have voted to strike

Kerry Group, CRH, Ryanair and Paddy Power Betfair see small gains in Dublin

Brendan Greene: It really felt like the universe was looking out for me.

In Dublin, INM shares take a hammering after company issues profit warning

Investors concerned over Trump’s ability to deliver stimulus and impeachment prospect

Digital design company based in London offers services to video game and film markets

In Dublin, Bank of Ireland and Permanent TSB buck euro-wide weakness in financials

European and US markets jittery and trading at low levels ahead of US election

Iseq market closes up on 4.5% with almost all stocks rising

Microsoft shows off new hardware as Sony keeps its focus on new games

Virtual reality war heats up as headset makers prepare for launch

With new software, designers hope to be able to bring new dimensions to games

Huge crowds and the latest in digitised action make EGX the biggest game event in the UK. This year sees the usual raft of sequels by the colossi but also a welcome focus on indie craftsmen

Wild Geese: Henry Ryan, Learning Bird, Montreal

Gamescom in Cologne expected to top last year’s attendance of 340,000

Companies are testing the patience - and wallets - of online gamers

From Project Morpheus to Oculus Rift : what’s hot at the world’s biggest tech expo

What games grabbed your attention?

In contrast to last year, the big players are neck and neck in terms of titles so the big winners are the gamers

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Company announces strategic partnerships with European telecoms providers in bid to improve online gaming through the PlayStation platform